The Nine Cauldrons

Book 3 Chapter 33 Striving for Self-Improvement

The smell of medicine spread throughout the room. Ji Hong stood there as straight as a spear.

“Sigh…” Ji Hong sighed deeply and glanced at the dejected and handicapped Bai Qi. “Bai Qi, you fool! Originally, with your talent and background, our Gui Yuan Sect would’ve groomed you well. I am also old and will not keep my position as Commander for long. After a few years, my replacement would definitely be chosen from the three Lieutenants under my command. Among the three, you do not lose out to the other two in terms of skill, and furthermore, you are the youngest as well.

Of course, our Gui Yuan Sect would choose to nurture those with potential. With your strength and your capacity as a core disciple, it would not be impossible to take on the Commander position. But now….”

After hearing Ji Hong’s words of comfort and regret, a deep feeling of sorrow grew within Bai Qi.

His prospective and glorious prospect was now turning into a dark and miserable future.

“Grandmaster!” Tears overflowed from Bai Qi’s eyes, as he cried out painfully, “I can’t accept this. I really can’t accept this! Grandmaster, you have to avenge me!”

“Crying, you’re still crying!” Ji Hong reprimanded.

Bai Qi’s master was Ji Hong’s disciple. Of course, Ji Hong was more concerned for this disciple of his.

Bai Qi resisted letting the tears within him flow out, but the sorrow in his heart remained.

“What is the point of crying? Who can you blame?” Ji Hong was disappointed that Bai Qi did not live up to his expectations. “If only you hadn’t intended to keep the Purple Gold to yourself……”

“Grandmaster, I… I intended to snatch the gold back for the Gui Yuan Sect.” said Bai Qi.

“You still make excuses!” Ji Hong’s face turned cold. “If it was within the mining area, why would you need to go through the trouble of following that hardworking laborer? When he was on the mountain and Hu Tong was searching that person, you could have ordered someone to search and expose the hardworking laborer. Why would you follow him for so long and only take action when he reached the foot of the mountain? There are five hundred members of the Black Armored Army awaiting your orders! Even if it wasn’t just three or four First Rated Warriors, even if there were a hundred First Rated Warriors, facing the five hundred man troop of the Black Armored Army, they would have put their tails between their legs and fled!”

Bai Qi’s mouth twitched. Not another word came out of his mouth.

An astute person could tell with one glance what Bai Qi was doing. Now that Bai Qi was handicapped, he wanted to keep some of his reputation intact.

After seeing Bai Qi’s devastated state, Ji Hong did not continue further.

“You are also a warrior of the Black Armored Army. Didn’t you just lose a leg and an arm?” Ji Hong chided Bai Qi. “In the history of our Gui Yuan Sect, the late Grandmaster ‘Liu Tian Xue’ had also lost both his arms. But even with just a pair of legs, he still created the ‘Agile Snake Kick’ and spread his name across the world.”

Bai Qi clenched his teeth and swallowed back his words.

Grandmaster Liu Tian Xue had at least two legs, but he only had one.

“Hmph, get that horrible look off your face!” Ji Hong had a sharp gaze in his eyes. “Let me ask you, currently, who is third on the Earth Ranking?

Bai Qi jolted.

“Tang, Tang Han!” Bai Qi recalled his achievements.

“This Tang Han was also a renowned figure with huge potential. He has a towering figure amongst his generation and was listed in the Hidden Dragon Ranking. When he was 21, all four of his limbs were crippled by his enemies! The tendons in Tang Han’s arms and legs were all torn apart, and he could only remained seated. He had not one ounce of strength left to defend himself! But he immersed himself in the art of concealed weapons, and studied meticulously for thirty years! When he showed himself to the world again, using only his unparalleled skills with concealed weapons, he annihilated over a hundred First Rated Warriors single-handedly!” Ji Hong remarked coldly. “Amongst the warriors in the postliminary realm, who has absolute confidence to defeat Tang Han? His mastery over the art of concealed weapons is profound. His Falling Flowers of the Fairy is a skill that even innate masters are wary against. If it weren’t for the fact that he became handicapped, restricting his mobility, it would not be impossible for him to clinch the top spot in the 《Earth Ranking》!”